New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-16
Mr.. BEEcHER,s DEATH.
Henry Ward Beeeher Passes Painlessly Away,
According to His Wish Repeatedly ExpressAd

According to His Wish Repeatedly Expressed.
the Sth inst al $50 in presence oi his fami-
/ ly. DR.. Searle makes the following state
ment in regard to the distinguished .divine's
/ last hours:
Mr.. Beecher began to fail decidedly at
| 3 o'clock this morning; respiration rapid.
At 4 o'clock the family was summoned.
Death came slowly and stealthily. Resplra-
tion became faster, until sixty a minute
was reached. The pulse was variable, often
reaching 40. He still remained in the
same condition except breathing. His eyes
were closed, and he was entirely uncon-
| scious. The motions OF the right arm be-
1 came less frequent, and were finally stopped
/ almost entirely. About o'clock in the
morning we could detect the first
symptoms of immediate death. His pulse
ran up still higher, hickered and fuctuat-
ed until 9:28. two minutes before his
death. His pulse ceased almost entirely
at the wrist so faint that it could hardly
be detected. and then stopped altogether.
| There was rattling in his throat, pain.
ful to those around him, but unfelt by
him, owing to the failure of the nerve cen
ter OF the respiratory organs, together
with the failure of the hearts action His
as painless If not pleasant as death from
| suffocation or drowning is said TO be.
In accordance with an agreement made
many years ago between Mr.. Beecher and
DR.. c. II. Hall that whoever died first the
| other should offciate at the funeral, DR..
C. H. Hall will perform the ceremony. A
Plymouth church committee to take charge
of the funeral arrangements has been ap-
pointed as follows: John T. Howard, S.
| '. White, Thomas j. Filney, Prof. Rossi-
/ ter, Raym and Augustus Storrs The
following details OF the arrangements for
the funeral are gwen to the press.
| The services from the beginning will be
under the direction OF the Rev. Charles H.
Hall OF Holy Trinity church. who will off,
take place on Thursday morning at $50
O'Clock. At 1920 the remains will be es-
corted to the church by the Thirteenth
regiment OF which Mr.. Beecher was chap.
lain. Company "G''-called Plymouth
company on account of it's members be.
ing attendants OF Plymouth church
will act as guard OF honor
until the remains are finally trans
ferred to Greenwood cemetery, where they
will be placed in a receiving vault to wait
the final disposition which will be decid-
ed later. 1t has not been decided yet
whether the remains will be removed
Friday night or Saturday morning. The
funeral services will take place at 1920
Thursday morning at'the church, Rev. Mr..
|
bearers. There will be no black drapery in
the church Or house or will the family
wear mourning. Many times Mr.. Bcecher
has said in his sermons: 'Strew flowers
on my grave, but let no heathenish prac-
+, tice prevail OF draping in black as a token
| OF sorrow when a man has passed through
death to eternal life." The Sunday school
er schools, all connected with Plymouth
church, will attend in a body the church
at o'clock Friday afternoon. The body
will lie in state in the church. The leading
clergymen from all parts of the country
will be present 1t is the wish OF the com.
mittee to have the remains in the church
until all the citizens OF Brooklyn shall have
viewed the remains.
Among the hundreds who sent telegrams
| and letters Of coincidence were President
| Cleveland, George W. Curtis, Henry Irving
| and Allen Terry. The presidents telegram
reads Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher: Accept
my heartfelt sy mpathy in this hour OF your
bereavement, with the hope that comfort
may be vonchsafed from the heavenly
| source you know we'll.
| 1t is not tended that any examination
shall be made of Mr.. Beecher's brain or.
! ganism. The assembly at Albany appoint
ed committee to attend the funeral, and
as mark OF respect adjourned till the
| next day. In the senate eulogies were pro.
nounced, resolutions adopted and
an adjournment taken. At meet.
ing OF the board OF officers of the Thir.
teenth regiment OF Brooklyn, of which
Mr.. Beecher was chaplain, it was determin-
ed to offer a military escort at Mr. Beech
er's funeral. The aldermen of Brooklyn
held a special meeting tonight and passed
resolution providing for draping the city
buildings and the closing of public offices
Oh the day OF the funeral The municipal
council OF the Irish National league met to-
night and adopted a resolution expressive
of regret at Mr.. Beecher's death and Of
grateful remembrance of his good works in
! behalf OF struggling Ireland. The Kings
County Democratic club passed appropri.
ate resolutions. Many other organiza-
tions, military, social and political, have
taken similar action or have made prep
! arations to do SO.
THE BRECaER FAMILY
From an intimate friend of the Beecher
| family, the following list OF members OF the
| family is obtained:
| Brothers and Sisters-Rev. Edward
Beecher D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y; Rev.
Charles Beecher, Wysox, Pa; Rev. Thon-
as K Beecher, Elnira. n. Y; William
Beecher, Chicago, H.; Rev. George Buckin
| ham Beecher, (accidentlly shot a few years
| ago) Mrs. Perkins living with her son.in.
| law, Rev. e. e, Hale, Boston; Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Hartford, Conn; Mrs. I. B.
Hooker, Hartford, Conn; Miss Catharine
Beecher, tdied several years ago.)
! Chhdren-Col. Henry B. Beecher, insur-
ance, Brooklyn, has three daughters and
one son, H. w. Beecher, Jr.; Maj. William
c. Beecher, ex-assistant district attorney,
New York, lives in Brooklyn (has two
young daughters); Herbert F. Beecher,
United States treasury agent, Seattle,
Wash; Mrs. Rev. Samuel Scoville. Stam.
lord, Conn, has two daughters and three
sons. Mr.. Beecher has lost four children,
! all infants.
| AGigantic Railroad Absorption.
The New York Tribune has a big sensa-
tion in the shape OF an almost positive
statement that the Baltimore & Ohio rail-